Vocabulary List

Chapters 1 & 2

Word Page Definition

dejected

glumly

phonograph

turnpike

peculiar

wistfully

monotonous

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1. How would you describe Milo?

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2. Describe the package that Milo found waiting for him when he arrived home from school.

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3. What items were in the package?

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4. Refer to pages 17 - 19 and describe what kind of place Expectations is.

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5. What do you think the Whether Man meant when he said, “Some people never go beyond
Expectations?”

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6. After leaving Expectations Milo made a wrong turn and

ended up where?

a. The Lagoon
b. The Doldrums
c. The Land of Tock
d. The Unusual Situation

7. Name three words that describe the Lethargarians.

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8. Circle the two things that Milo does to break the laws in the Doldrums.

think speak sleep

shout laugh speed

9. _____________________ helped Milo get out of the Doldrums.

10. What fueled the car leaving the Doldrums?

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The Phantom Tollbooth

This picture shows a scene from Chapter 1 of the book, The Phantom Tollbooth. Color the
illustration. Then write a few sentences that tell who is in the picture, where the scene takes
place, and describe what's happening.

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 Vocabulary List

Chapters 3 & 4

Word Page Definition

ferocious

inscribed

disrepute

perilously

advantageously

proclamation

infuriate

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1. What is the Watchdog's name?

a. Tick b. Tock
c. Tack d. Milo

2. What is the Watchdog's main job?

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3. Describe the King's advisers and describe what is unusual about them.

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4. Dictionopolis grows ________________ in their orchards.

5. What did the people of Dictionopolis sell at their market?

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6. Milo selected 3 words at the market: quagmire, flabbergast, and upholstery. Choose one of
these words. Define the word and then use it in a sentence.

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In Chapter 3 Milo meets King Azaz's advisers for the first time.

Refer to the beginning pages of Chapter 3 to draw an accurate picture of one of the
advisers in the blank space below.

In the story, the advisers provide synonyms for every word that is spoken.

Now choose a word. Use a thesaurus to find at least three synonyms for that word. Write your
word and its synonyms on the bottom of this page.

Choose a word. __________________________________

Synonyms for this word: ______________________________ (thesaurus page ______ )

______________________________ (thesaurus page ______ )

______________________________ (thesaurus page ______ )

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 Vocabulary List

Chapters 5 & 6

Word Page Definition

commerce

menacingly

commendable

barren

domain

diligently

animosity

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1. What is the difference between a Witch and the Which Milo met while in prison?

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2. Why did the Which get sent to jail?

a. She stole words from the market.
b. She only used words that people couldn’t understand.
c. She became greedy with words and kept them for herself.
d. She gave the words to another country.

3. The Which's name is ________________________________.

4. __________________ and __________________ solved all the problems in the land.

5. What was King Azaz and the Mathemagician's biggest, and final, fight about?

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6. What resulted from this argument, and why?

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Chapters 7 & 8

Word Page Definition

ominously

harrowing

chasms

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1. Remembering what his mother told him, what type of meal did Milo request?
a. a well rounded meal
b. a light meal
c. a four course meal
d. a healthy meal

2. What happened when the guests lifted the lids off of their meals?

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3. Why did the King think Milo should have made a tastier speech?

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4. Who did Milo suggest should be allowed back into the Kingdom?

__________________ and __________________

5. Who was Milo's and Tock's guide on their journey?

a. The Humbug
b. King Azaz
c. Rhyme and Reason
d. The Spelling Bee

6. What did King Azaz give to Milo for protection on his journey? What can he do with it?
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Chapters 9 & 10

Word Page Definition

lure

gallant

promontory

profusion

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1. There are two unusual things about Alec Bings, what are they?

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2. What do you think is the meaning behind the chapter, “It's All in How You Look at Things?”

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3. What city do people of the forest live in?

a. Dictionapolis
b. Illusions
c. Point of View
d. Reality

4. List three adjectives that describe what the city of Illusions looks like.

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5. Explain what Illusions are.

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6. Reality was once a beautiful city, what happened to it? Why is Reality invisible?

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7. Who can restore Reality?

a. Faintly Macabre b. King of Wisdom
c. Alec Bings d. Rhyme and Reason

8. What does the Symphony produce?

a. All the sound in the world. b. All the color in the world.
c. All the movement in the world. d. All the voices in the world

9. What happened when Chroma the Great lifted both of his arms high over his head?

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 Vocabulary List

Chapters 11 & 12

Word Page Definition

plummeted

apothecary

pandemonium

disconsolate

crestfallen

obstinate

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1. What idea did Milo have upon wakening?

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2. What happened as a result of this idea?

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3. Alec gave Milo a gift before he left. What was it?

a. floating dust b. a horn

c. a cape d. a telescope

4. What does the gift do?

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5. What is Dr. Kakofonous A. Dischord's specialty?

a. motion b. colors
c. noise d. smell

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6. What is the Dynne made of?

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7. What changed after Milo and his friends passed through the heavy stone gateway?
a. All of the sound stopped.
b. All of the noises of the world began.
c. They reached Illusions.
d. They found Rhyme and Reason.

8. Describe the Valley of Sound before and after Rhyme and Reason were banished.

Before After

9. What occurred in the valley that made sounds not worth collecting?

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10. What do the people of the valley want Milo to do? Why?

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11. Milo was pleasantly surprised when he walked into the parlor of the fortress. Why?

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12. What was kept in the vaults?

a. Every sound that has ever been made.
b. All the loud noises that had to be stored away.
c. The most precious and rare sounds.
d. The sounds that were most dangerous to people.

13. Milo found a clever way to take a sound out of the fortress. What was it?

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1. What word did Milo power the cannon with?

a. for b. and
c. but d. so

2. What happened as a result of this?

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3. The Soundkeeper gave Milo a package to take with him on his journey. What was in the
package? Why do you think she gave this to Milo?

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4. Where did Milo, Tock, and Humbug find themselves after leaving the Valley of Sound?
a. The Island of Decisions b. The Island of Conclusions
c. The Island of Canbe d. The Island of Choices

5. How did they end up there?

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6. What did Milo learn from his short stay on the island?

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7. What is a dodecahedron?
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8. What is the main business of Digitopolis?

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9. The Mathemagician isn’t your average magician, what types of tricks are his specialty?

_____________________ tricks

10. What can you find in the land of Infinity?

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 Vocabulary List

Chapters 13, 14, & 15

Word Page Definition

debris

precise

stalactites

nuisance

pungent

melancholy

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Chapters 16 & 17

Word Page Definition

nonchalantly

jovially

furrow

disdainfully

aimlessly

maliciously

haughtily

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 Vocabulary List

Chapters 16 & 17

Word Page Definition

indignantly

menacing

deceitful

transfixed

rouse

bellowed

conspicuous

peevishly

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1. Why do you think King Azaz didn’t respond to the Mathemagician's friendly letter?

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2. How did Milo manage to trick the Mathemagician into giving him his permission to find Rhyme
and Reason?

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3. On his journey to free Rhyme and Reason someone will know Milo is there long before he finds
them. Who does Milo need to watch out for?
a. demons b. ghosts
c. monsters d. fairies

4. What does the Mathemagician give to Milo before he leaves? What can it do?

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5. In the Mountains of Ignorance, Milo and friends encounter a man who seems as though he
doesn’t belong there. Pick three words that describe the man.

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6. What tasks did the faceless man ask Milo, Tock, and Humbug to help with?

Milo: ______________________________________________________________________________

Tock: ______________________________________________________________________________

Humbug: ______________________________________________________________________________

7. Milo used a gift on this part of his journey. What gift did he use, and what did he figure out?

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8. As a result of Milo's conclusion the faceless man became angry. Who did the faceless man
reveal himself as?

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9. What was the answer to the Trivium's question, “Why do only unimportant things?”

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10. What is the long nosed, green-eyed, curly-haired, wide-mouthed, thick-necked, broad-
shouldered, short-armed, bowlegged, big-footed monster's specialty?

a. bad advice b. mixed messages

c. odd sayings d. mixed emotions

11. Would you consider the Gelatinous Giant good at being a demon? Why or why not?

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12. What did Milo say to scare off the giant?

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13. What happened when word of Milo, Tock, and Humbug spread throughout the Mountains of
Ignorance?

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1. How did the Senses Taker distract Milo, Tock and Humbug from their mission?

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2. When Milo's bag of gifts fell to the ground and the package of ____________________ broke open
and the air was filled with ____________________. The Senses Taker's spell was broken.

3. Describe Rhyme and Reason.

Rhyme Reason

4. Milo confessed he felt guilty that he did not get to Rhyme and Reason quicker because he
made so many mistakes. What did Reason tell him about making mistakes?

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5. In Chapter 18, Rhyme said to Milo:

“What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the
wonderful secrets of tomorrow.”

What do you think Rhyme meant by this statement?

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6. Just as the demons were about to catch up with Milo and his friends, they abruptly stopped.
What caused this?
a. Milo made it out of the Mountains of Ignorance in time.
b. The armies of Wisdom were waiting at the base of the mountain.
c. Rhyme and Reason cast a protection spell over them.
d. Milo used one of his gifts to stop them.

7. What did King Azaz reveal to Milo about his quest? It was the one thing he said he could not tell
him until he returned.

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8. Describe the kingdom after Rhyme and Reason returned.

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9. Milo's journey had come to an end and it was time for him to return home. After depositing a
coin in the tollbooth where did he end up? How long was he gone?

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10. What disappointing discovery did Milo make when he returned home from school the next day?

a. The tollbooth was gone.

b. He could no longer remember his journey.
d. The demons from the Mountain of Ignorance had returned.
e. Rhyme and Reason did not bring order back to the kingdom.

11. Even though Milo was sad after reading his final letter, what did he suddenly realize while he was
looking out of his window?

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12. Milo is very different at the beginning of the story compared to the end of the story. Compare
Milo in the beginning to Milo in the end. What lesson did he learn?

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 Vocabulary List

Chapters 18, 19, & 20

Word Page Definition

precariously

vengeance

grave

anguished

perils

desolate

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Name: ______________________________

Date: _______________________________

Chapters: ___________________________

Literature Circle: Illustrator

Draw an illustration of a scene from your reading assignment. Be sure your drawing includes lots of
detail. Include characters and setting in your drawing.

See if your classmates can explain what's going on in the scene.

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Name: ______________________________

Date: _______________________________

Chapters: ___________________________

Literature Circle: Question Leader

Write four discussion questions that relate to your reading assignment.

Try to avoid questions that have short, one-word answers. You might want to use words
from the box to start your questions.

Why do you think... How do you think... Did you expect...

Can you predict... How might... What would you have done if....

Do you think _____ made a good choice when....

Question 1: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Question 2: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Question 3: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Question 4: ________________________________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________________

Date: _______________________________

Chapters: ___________________________

Literature Circle: Real-Life Connector

Think about two specific events that happened in the story. For each event, tell how something similar
has happened to you (or someone else) in real life.

Event from the Story #1: ________________________________________________________________________

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Real-Life Connection: ________________________________________________________________________

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Event from the Story #2: ________________________________________________________________________

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Real-Life Connection: ________________________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________________

Date: _______________________________

Chapters: ___________________________

Literature Circle: Summarizer

Summarize each chapter of your reading assignment using only three or four sentences.

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Read your summary to your group.

Ask if they can think of anything important that they would have added.

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Name: ______________________________

Date: _______________________________

Chapters: ___________________________

Literature Circle: Word Wizard

Find three tricky words from your reading assignment. If you're not sure what a word means, ask an
adult or look it up. Write the words and the definitions below.

word - ____________________________________ page - ________________

definition - _______________________________________________________________

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word - ____________________________________ page - ________________

definition - _______________________________________________________________

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word - ____________________________________ page - ________________

definition - _______________________________________________________________

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When you meet with your group, read the passages with your vocabulary words.
Have your friends tell what they think the word means.

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Choose and complete one of the three projects below.

Due date: _______________________________

1. Create a new Book Cover for Phantom Tollbooth.

Draw a new front and back cover for the book, Phantom Tollbooth. The front cover should contain
pictures of the characters, the authors' names, and the title of the book. The back cover should contain a
short paragraph that promotes the book and a few sentences about the author.

Your book cover should be neatly drawn and written on a folded sheet of 8½ by 11 inch paper. Your will
be graded mostly on your written book promotion on the back and your “about the author” sentences.
Neatness of your handwriting and illustrations will also count towards your grade.

2. Write a Book Review.

Write a book review for Phantom Tollbooth. Give information about the plot (but don't give away the
ending). Tell which parts of the book you liked and why. Also tell which parts you didn't like and why.
Rate the book on a scale of one to five stars. Your book review should be at least 3 full paragraphs long.

Your book review can be typed or hand-written. You will be graded on your writing skills and
how well you understand the book. Neatness counts too.

3. Write Your Own Test.

Pretend you're a teacher. Write your own test to go along with Phantom Tollbooth. Your test should have
15-20 questions. You can write multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, short answer questions,
and/or essay questions. Be sure your questions are about the main ideas in the story, not just small details.
Also, include an answer key on a separate sheet of paper.

Your test should be typed or hand-written. You will be graded on how well you understand the
story, quality of your questions, and accuracy of the answer sheet. Neatness counts too.

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 Whole Book Questions

Part 1: Choose the best answer for each question.

Write the letter on the line.

1. __________ In the beginning of the story, Milo received a package. What was in it?

a. tollbooth b. dictionary
c. magic dust d. dog

2. __________ Milo met a watchdog on his journey, what was his name?

a. Tick b. Tock
c. Tack d. Milo

3. __________ What did the people of Dictionopolis grow in their orchards?

a. numbers b. fruit
c. letters d. expectations

4. __________ Who ruled Digitopolis?

a. King Azaz b. The Mathemagician

c. Rhyme and Reason d. Alec Bings

5. __________ What is Dr. Kakofonous A. Dischord's speciality?

a. motion b. colors
c. smell d. noise

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Part 2: Tell whether each sentence is true or false. Write true or false on the line.

6. ________________________ In the beginning of the story Milo loved learning.

7. ________________________ The Humbug accompanied Milo and Tock on their journey.

8. ________________________ In The Doldrums, everyone was busy with important jobs.

9. ________________________ Faintly Macabre could restore rhyme and reason back to the
kingdom.

10. ________________________ Milo, Tock, and Humbug reached the Castle in the Air and
saved the princesses.

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Part 3: Tell which character is speaking for each quote below.

Choose from the characters in the box. All characters will not be used.

Faintly Macabre Tock Alec Bings .58

Lethargarians Milo Reason Whether Man

11. "It's bad enough wasting time without killing it!" ________________________________

12. "Don't 'think' it's against the law." ________________________________

13. "And worst of all there's nothing for me to do,

nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything
worth seeing." ________________________________

14. "You must never feel badly about making

mistakes, as long as you take the trouble to
learn from them. ________________________________

13. "In my family everyone is born in the air, wit

his head at exactly the height it's going to
be when he's an adult, and then we all
grow toward the ground." ________________________________

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 Who said it?

Tell which character is speaking for each quote below. Choose from the characters in the
box. All characters will not be used.

Milo Humbug Spelling Bee Faintly Macabre

Canby Alec Bings King Azaz Mathemagician

Reason Whether Man Dr. Dischord Dodecahedron

1. "You see what a dull place the world would be

without color?" _____________________________

2. "Well I would like to make another trip but I really

don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so
much to do right here." _____________________________

3. "Of course, some people never go beyond

Expectations, but my job is to hurry them along
whether they like it or not." _____________________________

4. "Most of the time I take the shortest distance

between any two points. And of course,
when I should be in several places at once,
I simply multiply." _____________________________

5. "In this box are all the words I know, most of them
you will never need, some you will use constantly,
but with them you may ask all the questions which
have never been answered and answer all the
questions which have never been asked." _____________________________

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 Who said it?

Tell which character is speaking for each quote below. Choose from the characters in the
box. All characters will not be used.

Milo Humbug Spelling Bee Faintly Macabre

Canby Alec Bings King Azaz Mathemagician

Reason Whether Man Dr. Dischord Dodecahedron

6. "I specialize in noise - all kinds - from the loudest to

the softest, and from the slightly annoying to the
terribly unpleasant." _____________________________

7. "It's really quite simple: every time you decide

something without having a good reason, you
jump to Conclusions whether you like it or not." _____________________________

8. "Now I have one for smiling, one for laughing, one

for crying, one for frowning, one for thinking, one
for pouting, and six more besides." _____________________________

9. "But power corrupts, and soon I grew miserly and

chose fewer and fewer words, trying to keep as
many as possible for myself." _____________________________

10. "You may not see it now, but whatever we learn

has a purpose and whatever we do affects
everything and everyone else, if even in the
tiniest way." _____________________________

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 Phantom
Tollbooth

D O R M A T H S E N S T W A T D U
I T H K T O L L B O O T H R A O D
C O Y R O A R W E K H U M B S L U
T K M A T H E M A G I C I A N D H
A L E C B I N G S T Z N H A M R U
Z R A D O Z S R O A C I G W D U M
S E N S E S T A K E R H S A O M B
W M D H U M B O M A T H D L Z S U
A I R M A T H E C D R K K O L A G
T L E A I N G A S K M O I S G B Z
C L A T K L R H Y M R S A N O T A
M O S H Z D O L D U M M R D A K E
A S O D I C T I O N O P O L I S Z
K I N G D O M O F W I S D O M R A

Find the words in the puzzle. Words are hidden  ,  , and .

ALEC BINGS KINGDOM OF WISDOM SENSES TAKER

DICTIONOPOLIS MATHEMAGICIAN TOCK
DOLDRUMS MILO TOLLBOOTH
HUMBUG RHYME AND REASON WATCHDOG
KING AZAZ ROAD

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